The IRS Announced Tuesday that the filing season will be delayed up to two weeks because of the 16 day government shutdown. the additional time will allow for additional testing of the systems as well the programming of any last-minute changes to the tax code that often happen at year end.

Originally expected to start on January 21, 2014, the IRS is targeting January 28th to begin accepting e-filed returns, with the delay expecting to last no later than February 8th.